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A nine-year-old art genius nicknamed 'Mini Monet' is about to become a millionaire after selling his latest collection of 24 paintings for 250,000 pounds, the Daily Mail reported.

Kieron Williamson, from Norfolk, had his landscape pictures snapped up by telephone and internet buyers from around the world in just 15 minutes during a recent sale.

The youngster only started painting during a family trip to Devon and Cornwall in 2008 - before then he had just colored in dinosaurs his parents had drawn for him.

The talented schoolboy will not be given free access to his rapidly growing wealth until he reaches 18, as his parents have been investing it on his behalf.

（點擊英國《每日郵報》網站查看原文）

九歲小畫家成百萬富翁

?????? 一個9歲的繪畫天才新近賣出了24幅作品，價值25萬英鎊。這個小男孩的昵稱叫“小莫奈”，自此將成為一名百萬富翁。

?????? 據英國《每日郵報》報道，小畫家名為克爾隆?威廉森，來自于諾福克。近日，威廉森的風景畫遭瘋搶，僅15分鐘就被世界各地的買家通過電話和網絡搶購一空。

?????? 其實，小男孩是從2008年與家人到丹佛和康沃爾游玩時才開始畫畫的，在那之前都是等父母畫好了恐龍，他來上色。

?????? 盡管這位有天賦的小男生財富迅速增長，但在18歲之前他是不能自由支配那些錢的。不過，他的父母用這些錢正在幫他搞投資。

(China.org.cn July 13, 2012)